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Meliá to cease operations at 15 of the 34 hotels it manages on the island A view of the exterior of the Gran Hotel Bistol, as seen on Wednesday in Havana. The Spanish hotel group Meliá will cease operations at 15 of the 34 hotels it manages on the island, …

‘White grievance’ re-emerges as a central theme in U.K. politics University student Henry Nowak was stabbed to death in Southampton, southern England, in December 2025. British police initially refused to help him after his attacker, a Sikh man, falsely alleged a racial attack. (Submitted by Nowak family)  Henry Nowak’s family pleaded …

Marks 1st time enough Republicans have joined Democrats to halt 3-month-long war U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, centre, walks to a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. For the first time since the U.S.-led war on Iran began, the House ‌backed a Democratic-led resolution to stop the war until …

Ukraine, Russia have sought an edge by launching long-range strikes as front line barely moves A plume of black smoke is seen over the port of St. Petersburg, Russia after a Ukrainian drone attack on Wednesday. (The Associated Press)  Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set …

Fund saw backlash from Democrats and some Republicans over potential pay-outs to Jan. 6 rioters The Trump administration set up a roughly $1.8 billion US fund to support Americans facing domestic political persecution — but there are questions about accountability and who may benefit most from the cash. Andrew Chang …

A 24-storey apartment building collapsed after a strike leaving many trapped under rubble A woman prays while sheltering in a metro station during a Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine. (Alina Smutko/Reuters)  A major Russian attack targeted Kyiv early Tuesday, injuring at least four people …

Acting press secretary says there is ‘nothing controversial’ about the move U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon April 16. New restrictions means journalists will no longer have access to the press office. (Kevin Wolf/The Associated Press)  In another of …

Iran says there’s ‘severe suspicion and mistrust’ in negotiations due to U.S. changing demands The war launched by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28 has killed thousands of people, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, and caused global economic pain by pushing up energy prices due to Iran’s effective closure …

Meteor likely landed in the ocean if it didn’t burn up, American Meteor Society says A meteorite captured by about a dozen cameras near the Olympic Stadium in Montreal in June 2025. (Submitted by Espace pour la vie)  Reports of an explosion from people across New England, in the U.S., on …

Duchy of Cornwall will sell 20% of property over next decade Prince William, the Duke of Cornwall, hammers a nail as he visits a construction site for 10 new sustainable homes delivered by the Duchy of Cornwall to help tackle an acute housing shortage, in St. Mary’s in the Isles …